Hyrule Castle

"I'm not sure if Link or Sheik is going to like this plan, Mother." Zelda whispered to her stepmother, Alicia while fingering the letter she had received earlier that morn.

"Well, there's not much they can do about it, is there, Zelda? After all they are your personal Guards."

"I guess so. Just as long as I'm not the one to tell them this, uh, plan..."

"Your Father is going to tell them that tonight at the Supper." Queen Alicia said with a little edge on the word Father. Zelda stopped when she noticed this.

"Are you and Father in a Quarrel, again?"

"Yes, it seems he's thinking on marring you off to that Duke, what is his name? Oh yes, the Human with the Black Dreadlocks. Elosis, that's his name. He looked like one of those people that are responsible for the rebelling of the Commoners. At least most humans don't live in our beautiful country. Just mostly Human Merchants. Traveling with the occasional Gerudo Blacksmith." She said the last in a darker voice.

"Mother, please. He wasn't that bad looking. Compared to some Humans and Hylians at that. Now, if I may be excused I have some business to take care of." Zelda curtsied and walked away from her stepmother. "I love her, but she can be sharp sometimes, especially talking about Gerudos and Humans. Now I wonder where Link is. Yum. That smells good." Zelda commented as she walked by the kitchen that now had too many cooks and maids for the stone walls to hold. "Smells like...."

CRASH

"OUT! You boys can wait till tonight to eat!" A rather large chef shouted while chasing Link out of the kitchen with a cutting knife. Link ran into the wall in front of Zelda, barley missing her. And wherever Link is, Sheik is never far behind.

"Come on! I can't protect the Princess on an empty stomach! Damn." Link whinnied as Sheik turned around and noticed Zelda.

"Princess Zelda!" Sheik bowed.

"No, she said for us to nix the formality last time remember? I mean I can barley keep up with her ramblings on a full stomach..." Link continued not noticing Zelda.

"And what exactly about my ramblings, Link?"

"Huh? Uh ho..." Link's face turned red

"Now barring what I just heard, I have a request to make to you. Meet me in my room in five minutes." At that she started to walk off.

"Actually, we were planning to go see who can own the most Lon Lon Milk but, all right." Shrugged Sheik.

Zelda's room, 5 Minutes later

"Now what was so important that we had to skip out milk chugging contest. I'm a growing boy. I need my milk and calcium." Link hit his chest in an almost manly way. Zelda rose from her seat at her desk and stood, still crutching the letter.

"Link, you're 19 years old. You've grown all that you're going to." She smiled. "And still you're shorter than I am."

"The only reason why I'm shorter is because some Princess has always called us to some important meeting during our milk chugging time..." Link empathized the "some Princess". Zelda cocked an eyebrow. "...I'll shut up now before I'm punched

"Uh huh. Now I think you will find this letter interesting." Zelda handed the letter to Sheik. He unfolded the letter and read out loud.

"To Whom It May Concern,

In the Year of our Lord 1002, The High King of Hyrule's neighboring country Siennias, has found a wooden chest with the mark of your King on it. That may not interest you but what's inside may. The chest contains letters that may damn your King and country in the eyes of your allies. So, in payment for the letters, our King has requested two Hylian Brides for his two sons.


Good Day,
The Advocate Fina"

"Requested my foot. Sounds more like blackmail to me." Link fumed

"And that's not all. Sheik missed the part where it said that if do not replied, he will send it to Hyrule's allies." Zelda frowned

"Zelda, what is the Kings Plan? He knows what they want. Is he going to send two Brides?"

"Kind of, but not what you're thinking. You'll find out tonight, at the dinner.